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- adjective British Alternative spelling of
appetizing . - verb Present participle of
appetise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
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Examples
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Apple, however, didn't find the idea appetising and slapped a
PC Advisor News 2009
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Wow, this must be a record number of "appetising" entries!
Appetizers & Hors'Doeuvres - The Monthly Mingle Roundup! 2008
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And it wasn't because I was brought up on diet of The Dandy with Desperate Dan and his cow pies - to be frank they always looked kind of appetising, in the same way that Popeye's spinach did.
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And it wasn't because I was brought up on diet of The Dandy with Desperate Dan and his cow pies - to be frank they always looked kind of appetising, in the same way that Popeye's spinach did.
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Orange peel skin hardly looks 'appetising', so SU AZIZ picks up a trio of products from The Natural Source to combat it.
unknown title 2008
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Orange peel skin hardly looks 'appetising', so SU AZIZ picks up a trio of products from The Natural Source to combat it.
unknown title 2008
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That day's specials, a beef, red wine and thyme stew, and a chorizo and chestnut soup, sounded equally appetising.
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The brasserie restaurant, the Swan, is increasingly well-regarded and the ground-floor bar menu includes a limited number of affordable appetising dishes, such as Cotswold Legbar poached eggs on toast and a daily savoury tart with chips and salad (£5-£7), as well snacks like scotch eggs and sausages cooked in rioja (£4-£5).
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At least Morse had a simple and an appetising title.
Rewind TV: Sherlock; Endeavour; Public Enemies; New Girl – review 2012
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Bikini-friendly food is most definitely wrong at this time of year, your gratin sounds much more appetising than cold salad!
fickle 2009
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